Post 1 made on Tuesday November 26, 2013 at 12:51 |
Dr.Ron Lurking Member |
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Hello. I am new here and new to this Phillips remote. I bought it new and pretty cheap. How old of a remote is this actually? When I place it on the charger, it makes good contact and the 2 green lights blink, but the battery did not charge after 7 hours of being on the charger.
i have an older computer that I plugged the remote into with the serial cable thinking it would charge like that (like USB's do), but it's not charging like that either.
Am I doing something wrong? I'm pretty good electronically and this seems trivial but it's not working. The battery is new too!
As I mentioned above, the unit was never used before.
Thanks!
Ron
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Post 2 made on Tuesday November 26, 2013 at 14:52 |
raiders_fan94 Long Time Member |
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When the battery is blinking, the contacts are not being made correctly (I believe). Try reseating it until the lights no longer blink and a are solid green.
I'm thinking the remote is at least 10 years old. I bought mine in 2004 and it was already older by then.
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OP | Post 3 made on Tuesday November 26, 2013 at 15:08 |
Dr.Ron Lurking Member |
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Thanks for the reply! Oh goodness...I didn't know it was THAT old. I saw good reviews of it somewhere and they didn't mention any dates/age...
I'll try to seat it again when I get home tonight...Does it require a solid push down to engage the connection or something?
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Post 4 made on Tuesday November 26, 2013 at 23:13 |
Lyndel McGee RC Moderator |
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From the Pro Forum response. Try a new battery as well.
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Lyndel McGee Philips Pronto Addict/Beta Tester
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OP | Post 5 made on Wednesday November 27, 2013 at 14:24 |
Dr.Ron Lurking Member |
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Thanks for the reply! Oh goodness...I didn't know it was THAT old. I saw good reviews of it somewhere and they didn't mention any dates/age...
I'll try to seat it again when I get home tonight...Does it require a solid push down to engage the connection or something?
I tried 2 (new) batteries.
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Post 6 made on Saturday November 30, 2013 at 16:25 |
Lyndel McGee RC Moderator |
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Make sure none of the pins are bent.
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Lyndel McGee Philips Pronto Addict/Beta Tester
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